Upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to esophageal varices rupture is a major complication in patients with portal hypertension and the most frequent cause of death in patients with liver cirrhosis. Treatment of acute bleeding from esophageal varices includes pharmacological and endoscopic measures.
Among endoscopic management options, esophageal variceal ligation with elastic bands is the treatment of choice, offering good outcomes and lower complication rates compared to other methods, such as sclerotherapy.
We present the case of a 61-year-old man admitted for massive hematemesis secondary to esophageal varices rupture, who evolved favorably after medical and endoscopic management
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